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The portrait of the jazz man can only be painted |
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With the colors of the cats of the past |
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Wynton Maraslis only blows what he blows |
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Because Freddie Hubbard molded the cast. |
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So if you're into jazz and want to learn how to blow |
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The study of jazzology's essential to know. |
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Young Herbie Hancock perfected his piano |
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In the years that he was blowin' with Miles. |
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Cedar Walton did the same with Art Blakey's band |
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Maybe we should rise and give our heroes a hand. |
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Jon Hendricks gave us somethin' precious as gold |
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And I'm-a give it back now, right now, look out! |
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[Scatting by Scatman John] |
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Marcus Miller came after Cedar Walton |
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And Coltrane came after Bird. |
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You know that Elton Jones was an authentic cat |
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And hearing Cecil Taylor amplifies that fact. |
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Ain't no one gonna last without the legends of the past |
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Can't play like the birds with the legends unheard. |
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A lady named Ella could keep up with any fella |
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Ever heard of scat "How High the Moon?" |
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Gearge Benson plays guitar, but more than that by far |
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He could scat up a storm, set fire to a room. |
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So if you're into jazz and want to learn how to blow |
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The study of jazzology's essential to know. |
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[Scatting by Scatman John] |
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You've heard of Charlie Parker, the an they call "Bird" |
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Played the greatest alto saxophone that anybody heard. |
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Bird's contribution became an institution |
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So if you're into jazz and you want to learn to blow |
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The study of jazzology is essential to know. |
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Piano's Bill Evans took us all to the heavens |
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Ando who could play Tatum verbatim? |
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Mel Torme and Anita O'Day, hey! |
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Everybody knows the trend they set for today. |
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And don't forget about Sarah, that gentle little terror |
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That sassy young lassy was classy. |
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[Scatting by Scatman John] |
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The only thing I say if you wanna learn to play: |
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You ain't gonna last without the legends of the past. |
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You can't fry eggs without the pan and the butter |
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You wanna learn to scat, you don't have to stutter. |
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So if you're into jazz and you want to learn to blow |
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The study of jazzology is essential to know, yeah. |
